Antioch Baptist Church at Camden, AL

Antioch Baptist Church, which opened in 1885, is one of the oldest African-American churches in Wilcox County.  It sits on a rise on the outskirts of Camden, in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt region. The church has served the spiritual needs of the …

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Camden, AL (built ca. 1849)

Located in front of this church is a historical marker. Following are the details provided on this marker: “This building was constructed c. 1849 as a Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  The Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian congregation was organize …

Beck-Creswell Home at Camden, AL (c. 1850-1860; listed on the ARLH)

This house, commonly referred to as “The Beck Place”, is a two-story frame building constructed circa 1850-60 in a vernacular interpretation of the Greek Revival style.  The house was a T-shaped structure that contained six rooms, two halls and two sin …

Beck-Miller Law Office at Camden, AL (built ca. 1840, recorded in HABS, listed on the NRHP)

This historic building located in Camden’s downtown historic district served as the law office for Colonel Franklin King Beck. Colonel Beck, who commanded the 23rd Alabama Infantry, held General U.S. Grant’s Union troops at bay for 12 hours with a sing …

Black Belt Treasures at Camden, AL

Black Belt Treasures is a non-profit organization developed to showcase and promote the arts of the Black Belt region. Since opening its gallery in Camden, AL in 2005, Black Belt Treasures had grown from representing 75 artists to over 450 artists. Bla …

Dale Masonic Lodge at Camden, AL (built ca. 1848, recorded in HABS and CSAS)

The Dale Masonic Lodge organized at Dale Town (later Prairie Bluff) in 1827. When the town declined in the 1840s, members voted to move the lodge to Camden. The Dale Masonic Lodge building that’s shown was built circa 1848. Union troops camped in this …

Dry Fork Plantation Home at Sedan, AL (1832-1834)

Dry Fork is a historic plantation home located in the Sedan community near Camden, AL. This is one of the oldest documented homes still standing in Wilcox County and is a fine example of late Federal style double–pile house form containing examples of …

Dulaney AME Church near Rosebud, AL in Wilcox County (built c. 1914; listed on the ARLH)

This church was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage (ARLH) on April 18, 2007. According to the Alabama Historical Commission’s PreserveALA.org website, the church was built circa 1914. The Dulaney AME Church is located on the nort …

Dunn-Fairley-Bonner-Field House at Camden, AL (built c. 1825, recorded in HABS)

This is the oldest documented structure in Camden. It was built for Thomas Dunn who was one of the earliest settlers of this area. It is believed that he donated the land upon which the present town of Camden, known as Barboursville until 1841, was bui …

First Presbyterian Church at Camden, AL (built mid-1880s, recorded in HABS)

This church congregation was organized in 1845.  The original church building was erected in 1856.  It burned on September 17, 1869 and the present building was constructed in the mid-1880s.  It features an open shingle covered belfry with “stick-style …

Gaines Ridge at Camden, AL (built late 1820s; building is now home of Gaines Ridge Dinner Club)

It’s believed that this dwelling was built in the late 1820s. The house’s modified I-frame architecture, the absence of a center hallway, and federal style interior, indicate that it predates the Greek Revival style of building that was popular in the …

Gates-Field Home at Camden, AL (mail-order house from Sears)

This is one of several “Sears, Roebuck & Co.” homes that were shipped by railroad to Wilcox County in the early 1900’s. They came as modular sections and local carpenters constructed them from the “kit”. This home is located on Broad Street near th …